Troll Hole Museum opens holiday-themed tour

Wednesday

Nov 29, 2017 at 12:01 AMNov 29, 2017 at 9:35 AM

You decide, are trolls real and is Santa Claus a troll?

Experience a new holiday tradition at the Troll Hole Museum in downtown Alliance. The museum is aglow with twinkling lights, decorated with themed decor, tantalizing smells of holiday spices and delicious hot chocolate and lattes. The Troll Hole Museum staff have planned an unforgettable experience for young and old alike. Streaming holiday music, exclusive tales of trolls and Santa to intrigue and delight.

Throughout the month there are scheduled meet and greet photo op times with "Princess Poppy" of Dreamworks "Trolls".

The Troll Hole Museum houses the Guinness World Record troll doll collection and troll memorabilia numbering over 20,000 items and growing. Originating in the Scandinavian countries the history of trolls, told in folk tales, has survived for over 2,000 years.

Take the guided tour with our guides clad in red, green and white attire and be awed at the legends of Santa, trolls and the many stories that connect the two. Learn about the 13 troll Yule lads of Iceland and their wicked mother Gryla. Participate in the scavenger hunt to locate the 20 missing trolls in the stockings that escaped from the cupboard to win chocolate prizes.

Once the 45-minute tour is completed, visitors can shop for unique gifts, including garden art , jewelry, candles, soaps, purses, candies, and toys. There is also an extensive section of the shop which houses vintage troll dolls, souvenirs of the museum, Scandinavian trolls and the latest Dreamworks troll dolls. Guests can sit and relax sipping on a delicious handcrafted latte or hot chocolate and savour a Christmas tree Belgium waffle at the Grumpy Troll Coffee shop in the back of the gift shop.

The special holiday season opens runs until Jan. 6. The museum hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; holiday parties can be booked at the Troll Hole for a personalized time with the trolls and Princess Poppy.

"Downtown Alliance is a destination filled with vintage shops, art galleries, and one of a kind museums celebrating cats and trolls," said ArtsinStark CEO Robb Hankins.